Wives and Daughters
The story is about Molly Gibson, the only daughter of a widowed doctor living in a provincial English town in the 1830s.
- Spice
- 1/5
- Burn
- Slow
- Pages
- ~704
- Ending
- HFN
HFN means happy for now: together at the end, with their future left open.
How spicy is Wives and Daughters?
Wives and Daughters is a 1 out of 5 on our spice scale: sweet (kisses only). Kissing, longing looks, maybe a fade-to-black. Nothing on the page.
- Steam: Glimpses and kisses
- Burn: Slow burn
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: Third person, multiple POVs
- Ending: Happy for now
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- Death of a loved one
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Wives and Daughters: quick answers
How spicy is Wives and Daughters?
Wives and Daughters is a 1 out of 5 on our spice scale: sweet (kisses only). Kissing, longing looks, maybe a fade-to-black. Nothing on the page.
Is Wives and Daughters a standalone?
Yes, Wives and Daughters is a standalone. You can read it on its own.
What tropes are in Wives and Daughters?
Wives and Daughters features friends to lovers, victorian. It is a slow burn M/F romance that ends with a happy for now.
Does Wives and Daughters have content warnings?
Our notes for Wives and Daughters include: death of a loved one. This list may not be complete; check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.
What should I read after Wives and Daughters?
If you loved Wives and Daughters, try North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell, Mansfield Park by Jane Austen, Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco. They share its friends to lovers and victorian energy at a similar spice level.